Rapid Loft Board goes in the loft space, horizontal at ceiling level – instead of mineral wool – with the board laid across the joists. This converts the loft into a walkable storage area, as well as insulating the home, in one layer, to current building regulations. With tongue and groove edges and off-the-shelf fixings, it is designed to be easy to install, with no mineral or glass wool required except to seal around the edge.
In contrast, Rapid Rafter Insulation is applied to the rafters with tiles laid on top. This creates a habitable loft space, fully sealed to create a ‘warm roof’. It is therefore suited to re-roofing projects to comply with the building regulations requirement to upgrade insulation when installing a new roof.
Rapid Rafter Insulation has an integrated vapour permeable underlay. Bonded to the upper surface, with easy to seal self-adhesive laps, this provides vapour permeability. Fewer fixings are required than comparable helical fixings, Redland says, and each insulation board has tongue and groove edge for quick installation.
Redland product portfolio manager Steve Rose said: “Redland is on a mission to help homeowners make their homes warm and toasty and the launch of our Rapid Rafter Insulation and Rapid Loft Board products will help them do it.
“With energy prices skyrocketing and impetus from the Green Deal, contractors and merchants are ideally placed to take advantage, installing these products and helping the nations homeowners save energy.”
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